How to Read Shakespeare offers an approach to Shakespeare through reading and seeing his plays.
The assumption is that Shakespeare's plays are fully comprehensible to modern readers and
theater-goers and that they can be thoroughly enjoyed. The author approaches the plays
creatively without the barriers of academic study. Some of the specific topics studied are
Dramatic Conventions The Poetry of the Theater Shakespeare's Characters Structure and
Dramatic Scene The Presented Text and The World of the Play: Theatrical Significances. How to
Read Shakespeare encourages readers to develop their histrionic imagination.
